Solution‐focused Therapy: Toward the Identification of Therapeutic Tasks*

Molnar, Alex; Shazer, Steve de

doi:10.1111/j.1752-0606.1987.tb00716.x

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“…During the 1980s, however, a shift occurred in their work that led to a focus on solutions . This shift arose initially out of their "formula first session task" which asked clients to observe what occurred between the 1 st and 2 nd session that they wanted to continue to happen (Molnar & de Shazer, 1987). A shift towards focusing on solutions occurred as a result of client progress and thus the development of solutionfocused brief therapy (SFBT) arose.…”

Section: Problem-solving Vs Solution Buildingmentioning

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“…He believed that clients really want to change and rejected the idea that problems served ulterior motives. An intervention titled the "formula first session task" became the initial exploration of using a solution-focused approach (Molnar & de Shazer, 1987). This intervention enables the client to focus on solutions instead of problems by asking the client to observe for a week decades, solutions have been examined only in relationship to problems (de Shazer, 1982;Haley, 1976;Watzlawick, Weakland, & Fisch, 1874).…”

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The Development of the Solution Building Inventory

Smock¹,

McCollum

Stevenson³

2010

J Marital Family Therapy

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Throughout the past 70 years, a great deal of research conducted on defining and testing problem-solving skills has led towards solution-focused practices and philosophies. As a result, some literature exists illustrating the efficacy of solutionfocused practices. However, no published research exists on the factors that contribute to solution building. This study tested for components of solution building while creating a solution building inventory. Factor analysis failed to find specific factors within solution building. The results indicated that solution building is a unidimensional concept.Implications for using the solution building inventory are discussed.

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The Development of the Solution Building Inventory

Smock¹,

McCollum

Stevenson³

2010

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…L'approche centrée sur les solutions sert aussi de fondement à ce programme (Efron et Rowe, 1987 ;De Shazer, 1985 ;De Shazer, Berg, Lipchik, Nunnaly, Molnar, Gingerich et WeinerDavis, 1986 ;Molnar et De Shazer, 1987) * . L'intervention prenant pour cible la relation entre les parents et l'adolescent, elle procède spécifiquement par une recherche de solutions à mettre en action dans l'interaction.…”

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Programme d’aide aux parents d’adolescents. Approche interactionnelle et centrée sur les solutions

Lavoie

2005

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Cet article présente un programme d'aide aux parents qui éprouvent de la difficulté dans l'éducation de leur adolescent. S'inscrivant dans une perspective interactionnelle et orientée vers les solutions, une attention y est apportée à l'identification de solutions concrètes à mettre en œuvre dans la famille. L'exploration du problème dans le cadre des interactions qui y ont cours et l'analyse minutieuse de moments d'exception où ce problème ne se manifeste pas, de même que l'identification de moments privilégiés partagés en famille, sont à la base de la démarche. Afin d'améliorer les relations familiales, ce programme préconise d'éviter la répétition des solutions inopérantes tout en encourageant ce qui fonctionne déjà bien. Par cette attention accordée à ce qui est positif, l'intervenant met en évidence, voire amplifie les forces et ressources présentes dans le répertoire familial.This article presents an intervention program for parents who experience some difficulties in parenting their adolescent. From an interactional and solution-focused approach, an attention is carried to the identification of concrete solutions to put in action in the family. The exploration of the problem in the frame of the interactions who prevail and the careful analysis of exception moments where this problem is not present, and the identification of privileged moments shared in family, are at the basis of the approach. In order to improve the family relations, this program recommands to avoid the repetition of inoperative solutions and to encourage the occurrence of what works already well. With this attention to the positive, the worker places in prominence, and even amplifies the forces and resources present in the family repertory

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“…Ask clients to rate their subjective experiences, such as how they feel, how they deal with their problems, and so forth on a scale from 0 to 10. Molnar and de Shazer [19] developed a reverse scale which can be effective: The rating scale was deliberately upside-down. This was designed to help confuse the up-down metaphor and to have the shift from "depressed" (i.e., 7 or 8 ratings) to "normal" (2 or 1 ratings) be represented by a "downhill slide" rather than an "uphill battle."…”

Section: Solution-focused Counselingmentioning

confidence: 99%